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Title: | Making the Myths of Dating Violence Visible: Developing a New Scale and Testing Its Psychometrics Through Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence | Authors: | Toplu-Demirtaş, Ezgi Soysal, Demet Esra Aracı-İyiaydın, Ayşegül Mesut, Cansel |
Keywords: | dating violence myths longitudinal data psychological dating violence perpetration scale development non-WEIRD sample Intimate Partner Violence Emotional Abuse Attitudes Women Model |
Publisher: | Sage Publications Inc | Source: | Toplu-Demirtaş, E., Soysal, D. E., Aracı-İyiaydın, A., & Mesut, C. (2023). Making the myths of dating violence visible: developing a new scale and testing its psychometrics through cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence. Journal of interpersonal violence, 08862605231153890. | Abstract: | Myths refer to misperceptions, overgeneralizations, or ideas that most people believe in but do not necessarily reflect the truth. To date, research on the myths surrounding dating violence (DV) has not received much attention, most probably due to the lack of a validated measure. Thus, we developed a standardized measure to gauge DV myths and test its psychometrics. The instrument's design is based on three studies utilizing cross-sectional and longitudinal sets of data. In Study 1, in a sample of 259 emerging adults, predominantly college students, the explanatory factor analysis revealed a solid three-factor structure. In Study 2, in a separate sample of 330 emerging adults, primarily college students, we cross-validated the factor structure via confirmatory factor analysis. We also provided evidence for concurrent validity. In Study 3, we revealed that our newly developed scale had predictive validity among dating and non-dating emerging adults, mostly college students, via longitudinal data. Based on the findings from three studies, we can buoyantly announce that the Dating Violence Myths scale is a promising novel and standardized tool for measuring beliefs about DV. The cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence alludes to a need for DV myths to be debunked to reduce psychological DV attitudes, perceptions, and behaviors among emerging adults. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11779/1969 https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605231153890 |
ISSN: | 0886-2605 1552-6518 |
Appears in Collections: | PubMed İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / PubMed Indexed Publications Collection Rehberlik ve Psikolojik Danışmanlık Koleksiyonu Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection |
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